Pakistan Cable Car Accident: Zip Line Rescue Saves Trapped Passengers
Eight people, including six children, were rescued on Tuesday after their cable car snapped and dangled hundreds of metres above...
Japan to Go Ahead With Fukushima Water Release Plan
The Japanese government plans to release treated radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean on...
MDP pledges funding for private media, protection for streamers
The Maldives Democratic Party (MDP) has announced its intention to financially support private media. This policy was revealed in the...
Education Ministry About-Face: Teachers Unbanned from Wearing Niqab
Schools will now allow niqabs, a veil worn in public covering the entire face apart from the eyes, to be...
MDP to Implement Work-From-Home for State Employees During Ramadan
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, who is vying for re-election, has announced that his administration plans to introduce a work-from-home option...
President Solih Invites Opponents to Join His Coalition
As campaigning intensifies across the country ahead of the presidential polls on 9 September, President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has extended...
PPM Pledges Legal Route to Release Yameen
The campaign team of the Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM)/People’s National Congress (PNC) candidate, Dr Mohamed Muizzu, has emphasised its...
Thaksin Shinawatra Returns to Thailand, Sentenced to Prison
Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra returned to the country after spending 15 years in self-imposed exile. The charismatic and...
Maldivian Man Detained in India for Harassing Flight Crew
A 51-year-old Maldivian national, accused of harassing two female flight crew members on an IndiGo flight bound to Bengaluru from...
Work Begins on Thilamalé Bridge Columns
An important phase of the Thilamalé Bridge project kicked off on Friday as construction crews began the process of column...
